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White farmers blast $5bn promised to minority farm-owners in Biden s relief bill as discrimination and racism with Sen. Lindsey Graham claiming it is a form of reparations
White farmers claim $5billion promised to minority farmers in Biden s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package is a form of discrimination
They have slammed the Emergency Relief for Farmers of Color Act as racism
The bill provides $4billion in direct payments to farmers of color
These payments will cover up to 120 percent of outstanding debt
The other $1bn provides grants and loans to improve land access for minorities
White farmers outnumber minority farmers in the US more than 13 times
Former President Donald Trump is facing several probes since leaving the White House, some of which were related to the elections in Georgia. Now, a racketeering and corruption expert was brought onto the team of prosecutors as part of the investigation into the former president’s possible attempts at overturning election results.
Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has brought on John Floyd to serve as assistant special district attorney in the ongoing investigation surrounding Trump’s efforts in overturning election results in Georgia. Floyd will be working with Willis’s lawyers in her office on the cases related to racketeering. Floyd was sworn into the post by the Fulton County Superior Court judge Wednesday. Willis previously mentioned racketeering as one of the possible Georgia laws that Trump has violated following the revelations coming from the state’s election results last November.
A seat at the table with Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison
Harrison says he s spent a lifetime experiencing what it means to have a seat at the table that isn t necessarily prepared for him. Author: Mary Soto, Darci Strickland Published: 11:52 PM EST March 9, 2021 Updated: 9:03 AM EST March 10, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. Success looks a little different than former U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison expected. Harrison challenged long time South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham in the 2020 general election. Graham kept his seat, but Harrison claimed another seat. He’s been named the chair of the Democratic National Committee, a position that comes along with the endorsement of President Joe Biden and 6th District Congressman James Clyburn.
Lindsey Graham Tells Joe Biden To Revive Remain in Mexico Policy or Worst Is Yet To Come
On 3/10/21 at 7:30 AM EST
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has deployed state military force the Texas Guard after saying an overwhelming number of people had arrived at the state border with Mexico, describing the situation as a crisis.
Meanwhile, images of migrants at the San Ysidro crossing port in Tijuana, Baja California, add to the stresses for President Joe Biden, who has pledged to reverse the immigration policies of his predecessor Donald Trump.
Graham told Fox News he anticipated the numbers of people traveling up through Central America would grow in the coming months.